Internet Anthropologist Think Tank

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Presidental Kill switch for the NET

Senate Bill Would Give President Emergency Control of Internet

Details of a revamped version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 show the Senate bill could give the president a "kill switch" on the Internet and allow him to shut out private networks from online access.

Friday, August 28, 2009

BERNANKE hit by his own lack of consumer protection

Ben Bernanke is about to discover the difficulty of dealing with ID theft. Poetic justice, he as Fed chairman is responsible for consumer protection. Or the lack there of. Unless he gets SPECIAL consideration and handling, he will face the problems and nightmares of ID theft. If they got his SS # and DOB they can open new lines of credit any time in the future in his name. Next week or 10 yrs from now. And the credit agencys will NOT allow regular citizens to maintain credit monitoring for ever, law says 90 days. Unless he gets special consideration because of his position. He cannot get a new SS# his info is out there and subject to criminal abuse at any time. I hope this will be a growing experience for him. Any one who knows that he got special handling of consideration please email me.

I am somewhat offended by your assertion that us doctors are making loads of money. In family practice my income is pretty much set by the insurance contracts I am forced to sign that set my reimbursement at a percentage of Medicare. I do not even make 6 figures for my 60 hour work week. I make 30% less now than I did 10 years ago, factor in inflation and how much of an income drop is that? I am not in control of my pay nor am I in control of my patient's care. Government and insurance is. I am not even a "Doctor" anymore. I am legally referred to now in government planning as a "health care provider". I generally agree with most of what you say. But in regards to primary care in this country you are barking up the wrong tree.

Taliban leadership worth between 500 m and $1Billion USD

Why the fight over the Taliban leadership?Money, the leader has control of between $500 millionand $1 Billion USD.

And their accounting is lacking, and no one auditstheir books.The leader can syphon off between $100 million and$250 million a year, and no one the wiser.

Of course I'm not casting aspersions on the Talibanleadership. We know about Taliban honor.

But the system of checks and balances isn't whatone would call extensive.

And the drug use is rampant among the Taliban,especially among the criminal element.

Robbery and theft is common.

But to become the leader of the Talibanis to become wealthy beyond imagination.

Another route to wealth is to turn in theterrorists. Afpak is full of willing spies.

And the Taliban know there are thousands

of spies.

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"A senior intelligence official said Mehsud's father-in-law, Ikramuddin Mehsud, his son, one of his brothers and a nephew had been detained by the Taliban on suspicion they had passed on information about Mehsud's whereabouts.

"They were arrested two days ago and are being interrogated by the Taliban in Sararogha," one of the intelligence agency officials, who declined to be identified, said on Saturday, referring to a Mehsud stronghold in South Waziristan.

The missile hit the house shortly after Saadullah had left, arousing Taliban suspicion he had passed on information, the second intelligence official said. Saadullah was among those detained.

The tribal elder said the militants had shot dead Mehsud's driver, Mohammad Qasim, also known as Kashif, shortly after the missile strike, on suspicion of spying.

Another intelligence official and an influential ethnic Pashtun tribal elder in the region also said the family members had been detained.